Sterile Services Technician I

Steris Corporation; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare solutions provider is seeking candidates in Wythenshawe for a position related to the sterilisation of surgical instruments. This role involves operating sterilising equipment, ensuring quality control, and adhering to health standards with comprehensive training provided. Candidates will also have opportunities for ongoing education, a defined career path, and benefits such as 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with a salary of £24,465 plus performance bonuses.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Access to a fully funded Level 2 Healthcare Science Assistant Apprenticeship

Performance bonus of 5%

Qualifications

• Basic end-user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT systems.
• Demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Observe the sterilisation process of surgical instruments to ensure safety for patients.
• Check, wash, and pack surgical instruments according to quality standards.
• Operate sterilising machines and monitor equipment efficiently.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Integrity

Accountability

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities

Tools

Track and traceability IT systems

Job description

12 weeks training, the first few weeks you will work on Monday-Friday at 08:00-16:00.

• Following a highly regulated end to end sterilisation/decontamination process on surgical instruments that have been used in operations in local NHS and private hospitals, to ensure they can be used again safely for the next patient.
• Ensuring the effective preparation of sterile consumables (dressings, linen, surgical instruments, and equipment) by the process of decontamination, inspection assembly and packing within predefined quality standards.
• Rigorously checking, washing, laying up and packing sets of theatre instruments to meet contract specifications within predefined quality standards.
• Safely operating and monitoring machines and equipment (washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic and sterilisers) effectively.
• Ensuring that repairs and missing instruments or equipment are recorded and logged on the Tracking and Traceability computer system (SynergyTrak).
• Ensuring that repaired instruments or equipment are returned to stock or the appropriate coded sets or the Trust's appointed person.
  Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you passionate about helping our incredible national health service make a difference? Do you care about keeping vulnerable patients safe? If so, then a career with STERIS Instrument Processing would be a great fit for you., Educated on good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end-user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT systems., Flexibility
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Working under pressure
• Accountability
• Attention to detail
  At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe., At STERIS Instrument Processing we are experts in surgical instrument sterilisation. We offer on and offsite re-processing, alongside reliable instrument maintenance solutions. Our diverse and talented teams use cutting edge technology to ensure that the highest quality of infection prevention is delivered to our customers., STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.
  An annual salary of £24,465 plus a 5% performance bonus, and generous shift allowances if you work overtime/unsociable hours!
• Full structured and comprehensive training
• Ongoing education leading to industry-recognised qualifications
• Defined career path when fully operational
• A diverse and people-centric culture
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Access to a Level 2 Healthcare Science Assistant Apprenticeship! This is a 12-15 month fully funded programme studying good scientific practice for the Healthcare profession! It is universally applicable outside of STERIS! Completed on the job, you are given 20% of your working hours to study towards the qualification. Further apprenticeships are available throughout the course of your career!